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Karatubulus ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Karatubulus | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 520 - 516 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 520 - 516 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Demospongea) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Demospongea) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Demospongea) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | V. V. Missarzhevsky and A. M. Mambetov. 1981. Stratigrafiya i fauna pogranichnykh sloyev Kembriya i Dokembriya Malogo Karatau [Stratigraphy and fauna of the Precambrian-Cambrian boundary beds of the Malyy Karatau]. Trudy Ordena Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni Geologicheskiy Institut Akademiya NAUK SSSR 326:1-90 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Karatubulus nodosus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1981 | Karatubulus Missarzhevsky and Mambetov |
| 2002 | Karatubulus Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
